Shannon Sharpe maintains that players should not escalate physical altercations on the field and that Daron Payne was justified in his response to being hit first.

“I want to apologize to you. But the biggest apology goes to Don Payne. And I'm glad you did it because like my grandma used to say, I might not break I might not stop you, but I damn sure break you a habit. I guarantee you Armen Ross St. Brian was dead ass wrong. Don Payne, you should have see YOU D”